It is called a safety car because it is put on the track to reduce the speed of the single-seaters guaranteeing the safety of the service personnel who have to remove cars involved in accidents as well as the safety of the drivers. Even so, five years ago, Romain Grosjean collided with a wall under the Safety Car in the Azerbaijan GP while trying to stop his tires from cooling down.
His Brembo brakes could not save him even if, after the 20 corners of the city circuit, they had remained within the temperature range recommended for ideal use. What is more, the Baku City Circuit is classified as a very demanding circuit on the brakes: on a scale of 1 to 5, it is rated 4 on the difficulty index.